Parkville

An elderly man and woman are being treated at Shock Trauma after they were struck by a car in Parkville on Saturday night, Baltimore County Police said. The pair was struck crossing Harford Road near Putty Hill Avenue, police said. The man, 80, was seriously injured; the woman suffered less serious injuries. Police said the driver remained at the scene and the accident is under investigation.

A 67-year-old woman struck by a car Saturday night in Parkville died of her injuries early Monday morning, Baltimore County police said. Police identified the woman as Sharon Marie Bialek of Baltimore. Bialek was crossing Putty Hill Avenue on foot in a crosswalk near Harford Road at around 9:30 p.m. with her husband Robert Bialek, 71, when a 2004 Toyota Tacoma turning onto Harford Road hit them, police said. The driver, a 59-year-old man, remained at the scene. Both pedestrians were taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center with potentially life-threatening injuries.

A collision between a motorcycle and a car on the outerloop of Interstate 695 in Parkville late Saturday morning temporarily closed all outerloop lanes and sent the motorcyclist to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in critical condition, according to Maryland State Police. State troopers responded to the accident scene, near Perring Parkway, about 11:36 a.m. and found the motorcyclist seriously injured, police said. No one else was injured in the collision, police said. The motorcyclist was transported to Shock Trauma by a state police medevac helicopter, police said.

An elderly man and woman are being treated at Shock Trauma after they were struck by a car in Parkville on Saturday night, Baltimore County Police said. The pair was struck crossing Harford Road near Putty Hill Avenue, police said. The man, 80, was seriously injured; the woman suffered less serious injuries. Police said the driver remained at the scene and the accident is under investigation.

A 35-year-old Parkville woman has been charged with three counts of insurance fraud stemming from allegations that she filed three fraudulent claims and was paid a total of $21,563, the office of the Maryland attorney general said Thursday. Charges were filed against Katina Hutchinson, Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said. An arraignment is set for April 27 in Baltimore Circuit Court. The state accuses Hutchinson of filing fraudulent claims as well as fraudulent supporting documents on her supplemental health policy with American Family Life Assurance Co. last year between July 15 and Aug. 17. AFLAC issued three separate checks for a total of $21,563, the state said.

Baltimore County fire officials have identified a Parkville man who died in a cooking fire Sunday morning. Lewis Arnold Matthaei, 95, was found dead in the kitchen of his apartment in the 8400 block of Nunley Drive in the Ridge Garden Apartments, according to Baltimore County fire spokeswoman Elise Armacost. Investigators ruled that the fire was accidental and began when Matthaei was cooking. Matthaei lived alone. - Liz F. Kay

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire Wednesday that damaged the Salvation Army Thrift Store in the 1700 block of E. Joppa Road in Parkville. Crews found heavy smoke in the store when they arrived and a fire in the rear of the building, said Capt. Bruce Schultz of the Fire Marshal's investigative services. The fire was under control in about 35 minutes, by 9:20 a.m. No injuries were reported. A fire engine was involved in an accident while responding to the fire, but no injuries were reported, Schultz said.

A Parkville man allegedly seen carrying an antique firearm on an elementary school's property Monday afternoon has been charged with possessing a dangerous weapon on school grounds, according to Baltimore County Police. Robert Cleary, 30, walked across Villa Cresta Elementary School property on the 2600 block of Radar Avenue with a Civil War-era rifle at approximately 3:30 p.m. as students were being dismissed, police said. Investigators determined he was meeting a friend at the intersection of Ardmore Avenue and Radar Avenue to sell the weapon at a nearby pawn shop, where it was later recovered.

Baltimore County Police are investigating two non-fatal shootings that occurred on consecutive nights in Parkville. Police said an adult male was shot in the lower abdomen early Friday morning, around 2 a.m. in the area of Comet Court, near Perring Parkway. A second shooting occurred just after 12 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of Solar Circle, near Comet Court, where police found a blood trail and an adult male who had been shot once in the leg, near the groin. The victim told police he was attempting to flee a robbery when he was shot.

A woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in Parkville early Tuesday morning, Baltimore County police said. At 5:39 a.m., Renee Thomas, 78, of Parkville, was walking northbound in a crosswalk on Loch Raven Boulevard when she was struck by a 2006 Nissan Sentra that was also traveling northbound at the corner of Loch Raven and Deanwood Road, police said. Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene, said police. The driver, Sandra Beck, 50, of Baltimore remained at the scene and charges have not been filed against her, said police, who added that the report ruled the accident was a result of pedestrian error.

The call came into the Baltimore County emergency dispatch center just after midnight. An unidentified woman asked police respond to a home in Parkville. She didn't say why. When officers arrived in the first minutes of Sunday, they found 26-year-old Paul White Jr., who had been released from the county jail less than three months earlier, leaving his family's home, police said. Inside, White's mother was found unconscious and bleeding from at least one stab wound from a kitchen knife, and his sister was also found stabbed and bleeding, police said.

Baltimore County Police said two women were stabbed - one fatally - in an incident overnight in the Parkville area. Police said that at 12:08 a.m., they responded to a home in the unit block of Lerner Court in Parkville.  A female had called 911 and asked for the police to be sent to the location, but gave no further information before the line disconnected, police said. When officers arrived, they found two females with stab wounds.  One female was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.  One person was taken into custody at the scene.

A collision between a motorcycle and a car on the outerloop of Interstate 695 in Parkville late Saturday morning temporarily closed all outerloop lanes and sent the motorcyclist to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in critical condition, according to Maryland State Police. State troopers responded to the accident scene, near Perring Parkway, about 11:36 a.m. and found the motorcyclist seriously injured, police said. No one else was injured in the collision, police said. The motorcyclist was transported to Shock Trauma by a state police medevac helicopter, police said.

A Parkville man allegedly seen carrying an antique firearm on an elementary school's property Monday afternoon has been charged with possessing a dangerous weapon on school grounds, according to Baltimore County Police. Robert Cleary, 30, walked across Villa Cresta Elementary School property on the 2600 block of Radar Avenue with a Civil War-era rifle at approximately 3:30 p.m. as students were being dismissed, police said. Investigators determined he was meeting a friend at the intersection of Ardmore Avenue and Radar Avenue to sell the weapon at a nearby pawn shop, where it was later recovered.

Crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department responded to a reported apartment fire at 2913 Andorra Court in Parkville on March 20 at 3:55 p.m. First arriving units reported two balconies on the third floor on fire. Crews entered the structure to extinguish the fire. The fire was contained to the third floor. Primary and secondary searches for occupants were negative. The fire was contained at 4:10 p.m., according to county fire officials. No injuries were reported.  

Ryan Twentey, an advance placement photography teacher at Parkville High School and a resident of Bel Air, won $10,000 this week as one of two national honorees of the ASCD 2013 Outstanding Young Educator Award. The award was announced Sunday at the association's 68th annual Conference in Chicago. Twentey said he was "humbled to be recognized for what I enjoy most about teaching: empowering my students with skills to succeed," Twentey said. School officials said that during his 12 years at Parkville High, Twentey has worked on systemwide curriculum projects and served as chairman of Parkville's Career and Technology Education program School officials said Twentey is known for working to help students define, and develop, skills they need for their chosen fields.

A man was shot to death early Sunday morning in Parkville. According to Baltimore County police, officers responded at about 2 a.m. after reports of shots being fired in the 7100 block of Darlington Drive. The unidentified victim, a black male, was pronounced dead on the scene. Police are investigating the incident as a homicide. Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

Arnolia United Methodist Church Thrift Store, 1776 E. Joppa Road, in Parkville (corner of Joppa and Oakley roads) announces its grand opening on Aug. 22 at 11 a.m. Proceeds will support Arnolia outreach programs for persons in the 21234 ZIP code. The outreach programs assist the community with school supplies, food and to help prevent evictions and utility turn-offs. Items from the thrift store will include gently used men's, women's and children's clothing, housewares and other household items.

A Parkville man has been charged with stabbing a victim and fleeing with drugs Saturday, Baltimore County police said. Police said Joshua Ritter, 28, had met his victim for a drug transaction when Ritter pulled out a knife and demanded the drugs. The victim, who was not identified, was stabbed several times. Officers and medics were called to a home in the 2500 block of Creighton Avenue at about 9:25 p.m. The victim's injuries are not considered life-threatening Ritter, of the 2500 block of Wycliffe Road, is charged with attempted first degree murder, armed robbery and first degree assault.

A Parkville man was federally indicted on charges that he conspired with a man in Iran to export manufactured industrial products from the U.S., state's attorney's office said Thursday. Authorities believe Ali Saboonchi, 32, ran the Ace Electric Company to obtain goods to send them to businesses run by Arash Rashti Mohammad, 31, in Tehran, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates since November 2009, the five-count indictment said. U.S. economic sanctions prohibit exporting to Iran.